We’re proud to share that emerginC has been featured in the June/July 2026 issue of Sense N’ Style Magazine, available nationwide at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Walmart, and eBay. In the article, our founder, Ian Lirenman, talks about what it truly means to build a professional skin care brand from nothing more than a single […]
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We’re proud to share that emerginC has been featured in the June/July 2026 issue of Sense N’ Style Magazine, available nationwide at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Walmart, and eBay. In the article, our founder, Ian Lirenman, talks about what it truly means to build a professional skin care brand from nothing more than a single vitamin C serum, a rent-controlled studio in Manhattan, and a belief that beautiful results and honest ingredients can go hand in hand.
“We pursue a path of constant emerging. Our core value is to be a positive force in this world.”
— Ian Lirenman, Founder & CEO.
What Makes Us an Authentic Professional Skin Care Brand
In this exclusive interview, our founder Ian Lirenman opened up about how this wild ride started back in 1996. We began with just one product in a rent-controlled studio apartment in Manhattan. We did not have a grand business plan, massive investors, or a giant marketing budget.
Today, we operate out of our own Brooklyn compound near the water, complete with a rooftop garden where we grow our own herbs, fruit trees, and vegetables in season. We even have our own hens! Nearly thirty years on, we remain proudly independent, and that independence is what lets us stay human. We travel to visit our spa partners in person, we still answer the phone ourselves, and we treat our team the way we hope our products make your skin feel: cared for, respected, and never rushed.
Three Ways We Emerge as A Top Choice for Luxury Spas
From coastline to treatment room, our philosophy has remained unchanged: create something truly good, and let it speak for itself. Here are three reasons luxury spas and discerning customers continue to choose us.
1. Nurturing Skin, Sea, And Earth
We want to leave the planet a little better than we found it.
- Through our buy one, plant one initiative, we have planted over 1.2 million trees.
- Our office runs on wind power.
- Approximately 80 percent of our products are manufactured using wind power.
- Our packaging favors biodegradable materials whenever and wherever possible
- We partner with CleanHub to prevent approximately four ounces of plastic from entering the ocean for every single item you purchase.
2. The 20% Vitamin C Serum That Started It All
It is hard to believe that, almost 30 years later, our 20% vitamin C serum is still our top-selling product. It is professionally developed to help smooth the look of skin and support a more youthful-looking complexion, using thoughtfully sourced cosmeceutical ingredients and active botanicals developed alongside our team of chemists. Vitamin C is notoriously difficult to stabilize, and figuring out how to do that well is part of what first put us on the map.
3. Supporting Spa Professionals with Exclusive Access
Our brand is trusted by leading luxury spas and resorts worldwide.
- We work alongside luxury hotels and resorts such as Wynn Resorts, Mandarin Oriental, and Four Seasons, bringing our results-driven formulas into some of the industry’s most respected treatment rooms.
- Spas have access to larger backbar sizes and select products formulated specifically for professional use, including our extracting serums.
- Our wholesale accounts gain exclusive access to educational materials and dedicated account managers who care deeply about their success.
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We want to send a massive thank you to the entire team at Sense N’ Style Magazine for giving us the opportunity to share our story. We are incredibly grateful for the past three decades and look forward to continuing to provide the results you deserve.
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